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Day visitors and campers have another reason to visit the popular Jourama Falls section of Paluma Range National Park in north Queensland this Easter, following the completion of upgraded visitor facilities.

Minister for the Commonwealth Games, Kate Jones, today announced new measures to ensure the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games are delivered on time and for the benefit of Queenslanders, Gold Coast residents, businesses and industry.

Townsville people needing an affordable place to live will be supported through the construction of 34 new social housing properties over the next year with construction valued at more than $8.3 million.

Police Minister Jo-Ann Miller has today praised the work of Townsville Rapid Action and Patrols officers following the first release of results from the trial of the new proactive and agile policing group that started last year.

A landmark digital tourism initiative is guiding visitors to explore Queensland’s destinations as Tourism and Events Queensland rolls out Australia’s largest tourism network of iBeacons across the state.

Education Minister Kate Jones today welcomed the Performance Audit on Maintenance in Public Schools and said the Department of Education and Training would implement all of the report’s recommendations.

Education Minister Kate Jones has called on Queensland state schools to nominate for the 16th annual Showcase Awards for Excellence in Schools for the chance to win a share in more than $370,000 in development grants.

Twenty-five students from across Queensland will meet the Governor-General and federal parliamentarians during three days in Canberra this week as part of the National Schools Constitutional Convention.

Work is underway on a $1.7 million project to boost safety for motorists and pedestrians at the intersection of the Southern Cross Way north-bound off-ramp and Fison Avenue West, in Eagle Farm on Brisbane’s northside.